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Jarrod F. Eubank, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Not only is each student unique, but also every class distinctive; a teacher must be willing to adapt to each situation, essentially learning as students learn. Employment of a variety of techniques allows broader access to individual strengths. Hands-on construction and modeling in the classroom/laboratory are crucial. 3D models (including virtual) are incomparable aids in understanding complex structures/reactions. After all, if a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a 3D model worth?

Dr. Eubank is from Sturgis, Kentucky. He received a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.S. in Recombinant Gene Technology from Western Kentucky University in 2002. He earned a Ph.D. for his work on metal-organic materials from the University of South Florida in 2008 from Professor Mohamed Eddaoudi. He moved to France for a post-doctoral fellowship with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) at Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) with professors Gérard Férey and Christian Serre (2008–2010). He is currently Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Florida Southern College. His current research focuses on the design, synthesis, and applications, especially biological and environmental, of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and other related materials.

With help from two chemistry students, he produced an Educational Resource for Modern Light Metals (Energy and Biomedical Nanostructures video at http://www.prolibraries.com/mrs/?select=session&sessionID=2905) for the Materials Research Society (MRS), in collaboration with Asst. Prof. William Allen of the Communication Department (and his students), which was funded by a grant from the Alcoa Foundation, with support from the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI), the MRS, and The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS).